Commitment and Training
b'Marty here with you at Warehouse and Operations as a Career! Let\\u2019s see, what week are we in now, 42, wow\\u2026we have 10 weeks left to hit our goals! I have a quick topic I\\u2019d like to talk about today but first I wanted to share that it\\u2019s been a tough week this week. Sometimes we all just have to shake our heads, no manner how hard we try to understand something it seems to just not make sense. As you know I\\u2019m fortunate enough to get to work with individuals in 5 different states. Cultures are different, even within the state sometimes. We talk a lot about all the rules or procedures we have to live by or follow in our industry, and there\\u2019s a lot of them! We know them, shoot, we\\u2019ve signed off on most of them, right? This week I\\u2019ve heard about 7 people that lost their jobs, their incomes, and each of them would have to say that they actually had quit or terminated themselves. I think that\\u2019s what so hard for me to wrap my mind around. I\\u2019m being told that every one of them were shocked or upset about it. 1 individual had his 4th NCNS in a 13-week period and he\\u2019d been coached, on paper 3 times about the importance of being at work every day and how his shift counted on him. He\\u2019d even agreed that it was his responsibility to call the supervisor and he had committed to doing it! Yet, he was shocked and angry when his manager called him in and let him go? 3 people in 2 different states at 3 different facilities quit if you will, when they were caught wearing their ear buds in the warehouse. All three building have a no cell phone no earbuds policy but each of them do allow associates to go to a breakroom during breaks and lunches to check their phones. All three of these individuals had been cautioned at least twice before, one of them had signed 3 coaching sheets. They each lost their jobs over listening to music or talking on the phone at times they knew it was against policy. And I won\\u2019t even get into the safety and distraction aspect of it! 2 people quit their jobs, I just can\\u2019t bring myself to say they were terminated, anyway 2 people lost their jobs due to attendance issues, and I\\u2019m not talking about missing a scheduled day here and there. Both of these individuals had been counseled and signed that they understood the burden placed on the shift when they are not there at least 4 and 5 times each respectfully. And another person got real upset, to the point of being insubordinate with her immediate supervisor over being moved from the dry area to the cooler repack area. And it was only going to be for an hour, she\\u2019d been asked to cover lunch breaks for 2 people!
\\n I guess the part I can\\u2019t wrap my arms around is that we were looking for work, we were excited when we found our jobs and agreed to all these rules and policies. We understood them until they didn\\u2019t fit our needs as individuals. All these employees had worked for their employers for under 6 months. I guess I wonder how we can get so comfortable with our jobs, you know, to think that the rules just don\\u2019t apply to us in only 6 months. I\\u2019ve been doing this several decades and I still take it seriously and stay as focused as possible every day!
\\nWell, enough of all that, apologizes for my ranting. So back to the positives in our careers. I was asked about training and those occasional courses we all have to attend. Sometimes there going to be regulatory, things we need to know to safely perform our tasks and or to protect others, maybe our company\\u2019s customers or the end user of our products. And our companies can develop training topics that they feel can help us in business and many times in our personal lives! As we progress through the different positions in our industry or accept promotions, we\\u2019ll find there\\u2019s always something to learn. And that\\u2019s a good thing. Maybe a bit stressful for us, but a good thing all in all. A lot of people really struggle sitting in a classroom, watching videos,'